Last week, on the first Sunday of the NFL season, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was subjected to unnecessary, aggressive tactics from law enforcement. This should NOT have happened. This incident—coupled with the fact that Black drivers are more than twice as likely to be pulled over as white drivers, are far more likely to be searched (even though they are less likely to have anything on them), and more often subjected to aggressive tactics by the police—illustrates the racial inequity of status quo traffic enforcement. Cities and localities must look to reducing unnecessary traffic enforcement and truly prioritize creating public safety on the roads. https://lnkd.in/eYn_337E
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Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has joined Attorneys General Raúl Labrador of Idaho and Todd Rokita of Indiana, and 25 other states, in filing a brief with the Unites States Supreme Court challenging Illinois’ unconstitutional ban of AR-15 rifles and their standard 30-round magazines. “This ruling by the 7th Circuit is absurd at best,” said Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor. “The Second Amendment does not allow for the court to separate firearms that it deems as looking too ‘militaristic’ from the “arms” protected by the Constitution. Allowing this action by the 7th circuit to go unchallenged sets the precedent that any right in the Constitution can be diminished by mere wordplay. The Supreme Court has affirmed the second amendment repeatedly in recent years and I believe they will do so again here, given the ridiculous departure that the 7th circuit has taken from the plain language of the Constitution.” In reviewing the law taking effect in Illinois, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Barrett v. Raoul found the gun ban constitutional. The Court held that the plain language of the Second Amendment and the term “Arms” does not apply to AR-15s because of their militaristic appearance. The 7th Circuit’s decision lacks any textual or historical basis. In fact, the arms the Second Amendment originally protected were those used in military combat. The 7th Circuit’s analysis bears no resemblance to the analysis prescribed by the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief asks the Supreme Court to grant certiorari and correct the 7th Circuit’s erroneous decision. This brief was also joined by Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming and the Arizona and Wisconsin Legislatures. To read the letter, click: https://lnkd.in/djTPZDku #WeAreAKLaw
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The recent shooting at a Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has sparked a debate on the role of race in law enforcement. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was allowed to pass through metal detectors despite being deemed "suspicious" by police and security. This incident raises questions about the systemic bias that may have played a role in the failure to prevent the shooting. The incident is reminiscent of other high-profile cases where Black men have been treated with suspicion and aggression by law enforcement, while White men have been given the benefit of the doubt. This phenomenon, known as the "lone White male syndrome," has been a recurring issue in American society. The shooting has also brought attention to the role of race in politics. Donald Trump, who was the target of the shooting, has a history of making racist remarks and promoting white supremacist ideologies. It's worth considering whether his rhetoric may have contributed to the shooting. As the investigation continues, it's important to reflect on the role of race in our society and the need for a more equitable approach to law enforcement. What are your thoughts on the impact of race in law enforcement and politics?
What If Thomas Matthew Crooks Had Been A Black Man?
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There is a difference between FEELING and FACTS. It FEELS safer to have lots of guns *** But we are not as safe. It FEELS like capitol punishment will deter murder *** But it does not. It FEELS nice to pretend "white" people are superior to Black people. But we are not and we know it. It FEELS justified to think that poor people just don't work hard enough. But it is not true. It FEELS edgy to act like dictators are kind of cool. But it is not in anyone's best interest to destroy our democratic republic. It FEELS safer to have police officers in schools. But not one has stopped a live school shooting thus far, but instead, have arrested Black and brown students exponentially more than "white" ones in all areas of discipline. It feels great to repeat the adage, "Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It." But many of us have studied history and are still doing absolutely nothing to stop it from repeating.
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The Supreme Court released its decision today in United States v. Rahimi holding that when an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent with the Second Amendment. The vote was 8-1 with Chief Justice Roberts as the majority author and Justice Thomas as the lone dissenter. Justice Thomas authored the majority opinion in NYS Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen just two years ago holding that New York’s proper-cause requirement for obtaining an unrestricted license to carry a concealed firearm violates the 14th Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Many suspected that the Court would affirm the 5th Circuit’s decision in Rahimi which held that preventing Rahimi from owning a gun violated his 2nd Amendment rights. Justices Alito, Kavanaugh, Roberts, and Barrett who were in the majority in Bruen were also in the majority in Rahimi showing divergent readings of the 2nd Amendment. The Rahimi opinions mentioned Bruen approximately 135 times in total (not counting in the syllabus). Some important mentions (and distinctions) include: In the majority— ✔ New York’s proper-cause requirement for obtaining an unrestricted license to carry a concealed firearm violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. ✔ the Fifth Circuit made two errors. First, like the dissent, it read Bruen to require a “historical twin” rather than a “historical analogue.” Ibid. (emphasis deleted). Second, it did not correctly apply our precedents governing facial challenges. ✔ In Heller, McDonald, and Bruen, this Court did not “undertake an exhaustive historical analysis . . . of the full scope of the Second Amendment.” Bruen, 597 U. S., at 31. Nor do we do so today In dissent ✔ The Second Amendment thus recognizes a right “guaranteed to ‘all Americans.’” Bruen, 597 U. S., at 70 (quoting Heller). Since Rahimi is a member of the political community, he falls within the Second Amendment’s guarantee. ✔ The Court reasons that Bruen dealt with a “broad prohibitory regime” while §922(g)(8) applies to only a subset of citizens. Yet, that was only one way in which Bruen distinguished a public carry ban from surety laws’ burden. ✔ this Court has already concluded that affray laws do not impose a burden “analogous to the burden created by” an effective ban on public carry. Bruen. Surely, then, a law that imposes a public and private ban on a covered individual cannot have an analogous burden either. Note that this is one of a handful of decisions the Supreme Court has overturned from the 5th Circuit this term. Rahimi will most likely be the decision that took the longest time this term at 227 days from oral argument.
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This, this right here, is why we have MAGA Republicans, because this isn’t OK! If you are a democrat, left wing, liberal, etc, start policing your own people! Start toning down that rhetoric, start having expectations of civilized behavior. STOP forcing your beliefs on others or running them over if they believe differently than you do, please!
Trump supporter, 80, fighting for life after ‘politically motivated’ attack by 22-year-old
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The AR-15 has become as synonymous with Americana as apple pie, blue jeans and fast cars. An article by The Wall Street Journal might be trying to warn us about our obsession with “America’s weapon” which was used in the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Our fixation with this rifle is quite profound. We went from private citizens possessing just 400K of these guns in the 1990s to over 20M today. What changed? In 1994, the bi-partisan Federal Assault Weapons Ban was enacted. It was supported by Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Constitutional challenges to this bill were denied by a conservative U.S. Supreme Court. In 2004, the Assault Weapons Ban expired and the mass production of assault weapons began. Who said too much of a good thing was bad? Uvalde, Aurora, Sandy Hook and Parkland are all towns in America but we know these names for a different reason because they were the locations of mass shootings of innocent people. The weapon of choice? You guessed it = AR-15. It’s easy to buy, fix and shoot. I have used this weapon many times for target shooting. America’s history has shown it usually needs “heart-attack” moments to change our way of life. It took a Civil War and the deaths of +600K Americans to enact Amendments abolishing slavery, protecting equal rights and providing blacks with the right to vote. A Great Depression causing 25% unemployment helped usher in legislation placing safeguards on our financial systems and safety nets for citizens. The Civil Rights Movement along with the asssasinations of Medgar Evers, Malcom X, JFK and MLK, prompted civil rights, voting and fair housing laws for protected classes. We were just millimeters away from losing a President. The warning shots have been fired. America needs to change now! #commonsense #safety #laws #guns #america
A Familiar Icon Lies Behind Trump’s Attempted Assassination: the AR-15
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POLITICIANS EXAGGERATE 2ND AMENDMENT in Effort to Scare VOTERS by Implying Political Opponent wants to Cancel Your RIGHT to BEAR ARMS & PROTECT your Family & Home. Republican Senator of Pennsylvania & President Trump Surely use 2nd Amendment Exaggerations that their Opponent is Coming for All of Your Guns when the TRUE FOCUS is on AR-15’s & Similar “Military-Like” Weapons! It’s Impossible to Protect Your Family & Home from an AR-15 w/ Accurate Shooting Range of a Human Target up to 600 yards away & Larger Targets up to 800 yards away>What’s more important Human Lives or Right to have Fun hitting targets w/ an AR-15. What’s More Important Human Lives or Right to have Fun hitting targets w/ an AR-15?
How Conservatives "Reinvented" the Second Amendment | FRONTLINE
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Clarence Thomas claims he is an originalist however, Thomas plays both ends against the middle when it suits him If the court adheres to a strict history-centric approach, given no other Presidents broke the law other than Nixon, and Nixon avoided criminal prosecution only by way of pardon, then Trump isn't #immune from criminal prosecution. Yet GOP justices sidestep their history-centric approach for Trump. The flaw in history-centric approach is ignoring that society's norms & values have not progressed since the laws were written and something that was illegal then is now accepted, in addition to the fact that some laws are not easily applicable to modern concepts. the laws provide guiding principles to modern issues. Clarence Thomas sounds like a carpenter who sees everything as a nail, when in fact some are screws, and if it is a Trump case, well, just need to take that aside for special treatment. I suspect domestic abusers were not formally recognized 240 years ago, nor were people identified to be unfit to own a gun. Hence, gun control is relatively recent development in past 100 years. Thomas, famous for his intransigence & ignorance, disregards how society has progressed over past 240 years, and is happy to hang his hat on a hook that is associated with the human suffering from that time period. Not surprisingly, Thomas, who is a hypocrite, definitely doesn't embrace the laws of that period such as outlawing of interracial marriages, however, other laws Thomas does embrace with zero consideration as to the need for change given how society has progressed. https://lnkd.in/eydgEiin
Amy Coney Barrett may be poised to split conservatives on the Supreme Court
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